Albany AI: Transforming the Academic Landscape
With the goal of becoming the first university-based computer to reach a quintillion computations per second, Albany AI will empower university and industry researchers to harness massive data sets to better understand how to automate complex operations, and create teaching and research collaborations with faculty in all disciplines.
Partnering to Improve Public Health
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 23, 2022) - Faculty in our Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior partner with government agencies, organizations, foundations, and businesses to develop, enhance, and evaluate important programs, and also serve as experts for community groups.
UAlbany Engineering Building to Anchor New Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Initiative
The University at Albany today began a new era of teaching and research with the launch of Albany AI, a $200 million public-private supercomputing initiative based out of UAlbany’s soon-to-be-renovated College of Engineering and Applied Sciences building. Buoyed by $75 million in state funding to complete the transformation of the former Albany High School into a state-of-the-art engineering college and fund the construction of a supercomputer, the Albany Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Initiative (Albany AI) will significantly expand New York’s capacity in this major emerging field.
Graduation Spotlight: Mercy Adeola Best, MPH
Mercy Adeola Best recently graduated from the School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Public Health Practice. The biggest challenge Best faced while earning her degree was the death of her sister Grace, who passed away from a seizure. She was the reason Best chose to complete the internship component of her academic program in epilepsy awareness.
Dental Therapists Improving Capacity and Efficiency of Dental Teams
A recent study conducted by the Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) assessed the satisfaction of clinical providers, organizational administrators, and patients with dental therapists working at Apple Tree Dental in Minnesota, the first US state to authorize dental therapy practice statewide. Apple Tree Dental was among the first employers of dental therapists, employing them since 2012.
Undergraduate Student Interns at the New York State Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 3, 2022) - Public health major Shaniya Morrison interned with Senator Samra Brouk (55th District) at the New York State Senate, where she gained critical experience for her future in public health policy and management— and now works for Senator Brouk as a legislative aide.
‘University at Albany Week’ Airs on WAMC’s The Academic Minute
The Academic Minute features professors at different colleges/universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what's new and exciting in higher education research.
Georgian Students Complete Coursework at UAlbany as Part of International Training Program
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 27, 2022) - A collaboration between UAlbany, SUNY Downstate, and Tbilisi State University—funded by the National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center— brings scientists from the country of Georgia to New York’s Capital Region to receive rigorous training on interventions and strategies to enhance health programs related to HIV/AIDS.